Making a difference
The NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Yorkshire and Humber supports people-powered research that aims to tackle inequalities and improve health and well-being for our communities.
With the help of our implementation experts in the Yorkshire and Humber Improvement Academy, we have supported the adoption and spread of evidence that emerged from our ARC, speeding up the transformation of our health and care system to support the delivery of improved outcomes for patients and our communities.
Read about how our projects and research are making a difference below.
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IMPACT SNAPSHOT: Bradford Clean Air Plan and BiB Breathes
The Bradford Clean Air Plan used Born in Bradford data to demonstrate pollution-health links, securing £40 million for Clean Air Zone implementation that reduced GP visits by 700 per month....
IMPACT SNAPSHOT: BRUSH: Tackling Children’s Tooth Decay
We developed evidence-based solutions for school toothbrushing programs, influencing £11 million government investment to tackle tooth decay affecting 25% of five-year-olds....
IMPACT SNAPSHOT: JUMP!
JUMP! Increased children's physical activity by 8.3 minutes daily (over 70 minutes weekly), showing greater impact than any comparable intervention and securing £4 million new investment....
IMPACT SNAPSHOT: Developing the Co-production and Peer Research (CoPPer) network
We have established a sustainable model enabling seldom-heard communities, researchers, and policymakers to co-produce health research addressing community-identified priorities....
IMPACT SNAPSHOT: Bradford’s COVID Scientific Advisory Group (CSAG)
We rapidly established a research-informed pandemic response group that shaped Bradford's test and trace service and addressed misinformation in diverse communities....
IMPACT SNAPSHOT: Addressing Perinatal Mental Health Inequalities
We created the "Tackling Perinatal Mental Health Inequalities Framework" addressing systemic barriers affecting 1 in 5 women, now adopted across West Yorkshire....
IMPACT SNAPSHOT: The Electronic Frailty Index (eFI): Transforming Care for Older People
Our Electronic Frailty Index (eFI) has revolutionised frailty identification across UK general practices, assessing 2.5 million older people in its first year and preventing an estimated 2,300 falls....
IMPACT SNAPSHOT: Child of the North and Centre for Applied Educational Research
We connected health services with educational settings to address stark regional inequalities, producing 12 evidence-based reports that influenced national policy....
IMPACT SNAPSHOT: Healthcall App
We showed that the Healthcall app could reduce emergency admissions from care homes by 25% through digital monitoring, potentially saving the NHS £247 million annually if scaled nationally....
IMPACT SNAPSHOT: Reducing antibiotic resistance and improving prescribing safety
We improved antibiotic stewardship across 1,000+ GP practices, reducing overall antibiotic prescribing by 21.5% while saving £700,000 in direct prescribing costs....
IMPACT SNAPSHOT: Martha’s Rule/Patient Wellness Questions: Early Detection of Patient Deterioration
We co-developed a simple patient self-assessment tool that predicts deterioration 24 hours in advance, now adopted nationally as part of NHS England protocol....
IMPACT SNAPSHOT: BASIL+ Trial: Preventing Loneliness and Depression in Older People
We created an evidence-based telehealth intervention preventing loneliness in older adults, demonstrating £8 saved for every £1 invested and influencing national policy....
